‘Haryana Candidates don’t need to provide police verification’

Divulging information, the State Election Commision, Haryana has clarified that there is no requirement to give a police verification certificate by the candidates who are contesting for various posts in the elections of Panchayati Raj institutions. The Commission has not issued any directions in this regard. The candidate just needs to provide a self-attested affidavit in which he must list all of the police cases that are related to him. Based on this the nomination can be filled. The candidates of Panch, Sarpanch, Panchayat Samiti member and Zilla Parishad member are not required to give domicile certificates. Whoever is contesting the election, only his name is required to be registered in the voter list of the concerned Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad. The State Election Commision appealed to the contesting candidates to follow the instructions issued by the State Election Commission and not to pay heed to rumours. 

Giving aforesaid information, Dhanpat Singh , the Commissioner of State Election Commision said that any candidate who is contesting for the post of Panch, Sarpanch, Panchayat Samiti member and Zilla Parishad member will have to produce a no-dues certificate only. If there is no liability on that person then he may contest the election. Further he stated that there was a doubt that if any member of the family has liability of cooperative bank, electricity department, agricultural loan, then whether other members of that family can contest elections or not. The Commission has now clarified their position and cleared all doubts in this regard.

It was also stated that the tenure of Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis and Zilla Parishads will remain the same for five years as before. A fake letter is being spread on social media claiming that the tenure of PRIs will be 3 years. The commission has not issued any such letter in this regard, it is completely fake information. Some mischievous people have drafted a fake letter in the name of the State Election Commission and made it viral on social media. In this letter, the tenure of PRIs has been reduced to 3 years.  

Pertaining to this, it is clarified further that there is no change in the tenure of Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis and Zilla Parishad members. The election of Sarpanch, Panch, Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad members will be held on the fixed dates announced by the State Election Commission, informed the State Election Commissioner. Stern action would also be taken against those spreading fake information regarding the State Election Commission on social media. The Commission has taken immediate cognizance in this regard.People are appealed  not to believe any such rumours and should get factual  information related to Panchayati Raj Institutions from the official website of the State Election Commission https://sechary